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God’s Love, Three Things to Know
This week, we look at another attribute of God, His love for His people. God's love for us is Sacrificial, Unconditional and Permanent....
Michael Blitz
Jun 2, 20245 min read
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The King and I
Good Morning. Today we look at Isaiah, and his "opportunity" to come before God's Throne in Isaiah 6, when he thought the evil thrones on...
Michael Blitz
May 26, 20245 min read
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What the Ascension Means
The Ascension and Seating of Christ at the Right Hand of the Father is an event that is often overlooked in terms of its importance of...
Michael Blitz
May 12, 20246 min read
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Putting Jesus First Isn't Easy
Martha's jealousy and anger drove her to the point where she was literally yelling at the Lord, and bossing him around. How did she get...
Michael Blitz
May 5, 20246 min read
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Why Jesus Left
Jesus tells his disciples he is going away, but he will send the Holy Spirit to fill them and guide them into truth. We often imagine our...
Michael Blitz
Apr 28, 20246 min read
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Sorrow Turned to Joy
In John 16, Jesus explains to the disciples that they will face sorrow, especially as he will be leaving them. But he encourages them...
Michael Blitz
Apr 21, 20245 min read
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The Good Shepherd is Our Security
Good Morning. It is a tradition hundreds of years old to set aside one Sunday in the Easter Season as Good Shepherd Sunday. I think most...
Michael Blitz
Apr 14, 20245 min read
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Our Commission and Confidence
John 20 ends describing real people given a real commission to spread news that they initially find unbelievable themselves. They are...
Michael Blitz
Apr 7, 20246 min read
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Lifting Up the Son of Man
This morning, we begin with Numbers 21 and the story of the Israelites in the wilderness being bitten by fiery serpents as a punishment...
Michael Blitz
Mar 24, 20245 min read
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Jesus Anti-Evangelism
In John's Gospel, Jesus does something many people find surprising, that of frequently driving away people who claim to be believers in...
Michael Blitz
Mar 17, 20241 min read
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Raising Dry Bones to Life
This morning we look at Ezekiel 37 and this strange but beautiful passage that God gives Ezekiel pointing forward to both the...
Michael Blitz
Mar 10, 20245 min read
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Take Up Your Cross
In our lessons this morning, Isaac takes up the Wood for his sacrifice, and Christ tells us to take up our cross daily, just as he would...
Michael Blitz
Mar 3, 20245 min read
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God's Plans for Us in a Sinful World
God makes us many promises, but we can often misunderstand exactly what is being said. God's promise for blessings are often...
Michael Blitz
Feb 25, 20246 min read
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The Temptation in Context
Matthew wrote his Gospel with an eye to make the Gospel clear especially to Jewish Christians, and Jews he hoped would read it and...
Michael Blitz
Feb 18, 20241 min read
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The Four Loves
Love is Love say many people in an attempt to get others to accept their lifestyles. But what is Love? Paul's teachings on Love in First...
Michael Blitz
Feb 11, 20241 min read
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Just Throw It
2nd Corinthians 11 and the Parable of the Sower both Show us God as the Strength in our Weakness. Church members and friends can support...
Michael Blitz
Feb 4, 20245 min read
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The Parable that Kicks!
This morning, we look at Jesus Parable of the Talents, possibly the harshest of the parables he tells, in terms of how it forces us to...
Michael Blitz
Jan 21, 20241 min read
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You Need a Hospital, not a Welcome Center
Good Afternoon. Zechariah 8:23 gives a prophecy of people from every nation seeking after God's People to find out about the Lord. This...
Michael Blitz
Jan 14, 20241 min read
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Jesus Left Behind at the Temple
This morning we look at the solitary story of Jesus in his youth. The account in Luke 2 of the 12-year-old Jesus in the Temple reveals...
Michael Blitz
Jan 7, 20246 min read
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Light in the Darkness
The Land of Zebulun and the Land of Naphtali were well trodden by the enemies of God and armies came in and out all the time. It was the...
Michael Blitz
Dec 31, 20231 min read
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